Adjustable garter



May 1, 192s.

` L. K. MORRISON ADJUSTABLE GARTER Filed May 28 1927 @gw uw 61H01 n myPanta May 1,1926. i i i 1,668,461

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS KEITH MORRISON, OF DECATUR, GEORGIA.

ADJUSTABLE GARTER.

Application led May 28, 1927. SerialV No. 194,955.

This invention relates to improvements in element 13. The looped endportion of the adjustable garters. A elastic 10 is adapted to extendthrough the An object of this invention is to provide upper opening 7 inthe tab 5, then down- 45 a garter havingan adjustment both circum-` wardthrough the opening 8 and out through ferentially and longitudinally ofthe leg. the opening 9, after which the stop element The feature ofprime importance in this 13 is inserted in the loop and extends onapplication is the means whereby the garter each side of the elasticmember l() a sufficient may be adjusted according to the length ofdistance to maintain the member in a 5o the leg, as well as to thelength of the sock fixed position, when the element 13 comes 1o orStocking, Y n into contact with the pad 5 at the lower Other objects ofthis invention will apslit 9. pear from the following detailed descrip-This invention provides a very efficient tion of the device and -asdisclosed in the garter, simple and inexpensive of manufac* single sheetof drawings which is herewith ture, which will function to adjust, notonly i5 made a part of this application. circumferei'itially for thelength of the leg, In the drawingsM but also adjust for the length ofthe sock Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of or stocking.

the adjustable garter. It is to be understood that alterations andFigure Q, represents a sectional View of Substitutions may be made inthe disclosure 3o the longitudinal adjustable feature, taken as setforth in the drawing and the specificaalong line 2-2 of Figure 1. tionswithin the scope of the claim without Numeral 1 designates thecircumferential affecting the merits of this invention. portion of thegarter ordinarily made from What I claim is a material having a suitableelasticity and In an adjustable garter, a main body porprovided with anadjustment element 2, and tion, means extending from the main body acooperating element 3 for detachably conportion for adjustment as to thelength con` necting with the opposite end of the garter sisting of amember slidably arranged on as at 4. One end of the garter strap 1 isthe main body portion, one end of the mem- ,0 provided with a tabportion 5 integrally atber being provided with a holding means 3c tachedthereto by means of threads or otherand the other end with a detachablestop wi-se as at 6, the tab portion 5 being made element adapted to holdthe member in a of a suitable material such as leather and iixedposition when it contacts with the adapted to have formed therein aplurality Y main body portion, the main body portion of slotted portionsas at 7, 8 and 9. In order being provided with a plurality of openings35 to provide means for longitudinal adjustarranged one above the otherfor receiving ment, according to the length of the leg, as the member',the bottom opening being well as for the length of sock or stocking,adapted to receive the member, which then a strap portion 10 made ofsuitable material passes through the top opening, then 80 v such aselastic is formed having at one end through the middle opening andthrough the 40 the sock attaching means 11 of the usual bottom openingagain.

type and at the other end a loop portion 12 In testimony whereof I aiiixmy signature.

adapted to receive therein a removable stop LOUIS KEITH MORRISON.

